Arriving in Malakka
2019年8月12日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
I took the plane from Jakarta to KL and immediately boarded a bus to Malakka which is about 2 1/2 hours south of KL. I had booked a trailer in a very cute little hostel and headed out to get a firstもっと詳しく
Morning stroll through rainy Malakka
2019年8月13日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Since Malaysia lies in a different climate zone than most of Indonesia, the rainy season had already begun. However, it was also really hot, so the rain wasn't too bad. In the morning I went for aもっと詳しく
St. Paul's church and the Sultan Palace
2019年8月13日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
I then went to explore some of the historic sights of the city.
The Stadthys and its surroundings
2019年8月13日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
The influence of the Dutch is clearly still visible and even celebrated.
Little India
2019年8月13日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
The Indian influence is apparent in most places in Malaysia and most cities have an area with Indian shops and restaurants.
Strolling around "Old" Malakka
2019年8月13日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
The oldest part of the town has been beautifully restored. The three main cultures of Malysia (Indian, Chinese and Malay culture) are apparent in every street. You find old Chinese temples next toもっと詳しく
Strolling through Old Malakka
2019年8月13日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
I didn't get tired of taking photos... there are so many little details worth acknowledging ..
Malakka to Tanah Rata
2019年8月14日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The next day, I took a bus to KL and from there took another bus to Tanah Rata. Since that was a very long journey, I almost cancelled that part of my trip, but after Malakka I really felt likeもっと詳しく
Trekking uphill
2019年8月15日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
After a really good sleep, I enjoyed a simple breakfast and then went trekking. I followed the advice the owner of the little guesthouse provided and was not disappointed. It was a beautiful and funもっと詳しく
Trekking downhill
2019年8月15日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The way up to the tea plantation was a much bigger challenge than expected especially when it started to rain, but I loved every moment about it. So many shades of green! Beautiful!
Enjoying several rewards
2019年8月15日, マレーシア ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
After arriving at the tea plantation I rewarded myself with apple cake and icecream. I then hiked back and had another Indian meal for dinner.
Tanah Rata to Ipoh
2019年8月16日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The next morning I slept in, had delicious coffee in a local café while working a little bit before I boarded a bus to Ipoh. It felt a little strange to be back in the city but Ipoh is a cool andもっと詳しく
Ipoh - Early morning stroll
2019年8月17日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
After a good night's sleep, I went for a first stroll through the city's older areas (I wouldn't go so far as to call it "old town"). Ipoh is not very well-known, but if you give it a chance and someもっと詳しく
Ipoh - Breakfast time
2019年8月17日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
After having strolled around for a little while, enjoying the street art and the architecture, I found an awesome little place specialized in breakfast, quiche and cake. You can choose your cerealsもっと詳しく
Visiting Kek Look Tong Cave
2019年8月17日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
After breakfast, I headed outside of the city to visit a few of the famous caves and cave temples in the area. The first one was Kek Look Tong Cave. Behind the cave there's a beautiful garden. Fromもっと詳しく
Sam Poh Tong Temple
2019年8月17日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
The next temple I visited was Sam Poh Tong Temple, which is definitely the most beautiful one since the main temple can be found in an opening at the other end of the cave. There is also a pond withもっと詳しく
Perak Cave Temple
2019年8月17日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
The last temple I visited was Perak Cave Temple which is mainly known for its wall paintings, some old, some new, which are actually very impressive. There are also some stairways up onto theもっと詳しく
Ipoh - Afternoon stroll
2019年8月17日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Back in Ipoh I mainly walked around Little India trying to find a good restaurant. And I got lucky! I think I paid about 2,50 Euro for all of that food on my plate and the owner wouldn't even accept aもっと詳しく
So much to see in Ipoh
2019年8月17日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
I continued walking around the so called old town of Ioph looking out for street art and cute little stores.
Discovering a local festival
2019年8月17日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
During my afternoon stroll, I happened to hear about a festival that was going to happen alongside the river. Even though I was really tired from all that sun I took in the afternoon, I went and Iもっと詳しく
More festival pics
2019年8月17日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Ipoh - Another morning stroll
2019年8月18日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
The next morning, I went for another stroll, this time to a part of the city I hadn't seen before. But only after I'd enjoyed another great breakfast at the same place as the day before. Ipoh is veryもっと詳しく
Ipoh - More street art
2019年8月18日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Ipoh has so much street art, it was hard to decide which pictures to include. Some of it is quite ugly, but there are many murials that can indeed be called art.
Arriving on Penang
2019年8月18日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
In the afternoon, I took a bus to Butterworth and from there a taxi to my accomodation on Penang. It rained heavily when I arrived so I had to wait for some time until I was able to take a grab to aもっと詳しく
Enjoying a lazy morning
2019年8月19日, マレーシア ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C